Open AccessDiagnostic accuracy of fine-needle aspiration cytology in head and neck lesions from a tertiary health facility in Southwestern Nigeria
Author(s) -
VI Akinmoladun,
Olalere Omoyosola Gbolahan,
Timothy Aladelusi,
Gabriel Olabiyi Ogun,
Mustapha Akanji Ajani
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/nmj.nmj_65_20
Subject(s) - histopathology , medicine , head and neck , fine needle aspiration cytology , medical diagnosis , radiology , cytology , diagnostic accuracy , biopsy , pathology , surgery
Fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is widely employed as an initial investigative tool in the diagnosis of various lesions in the body, however, it is limited in the provision of precise architectural detail of lesions. This is said to be responsible for the wide variation in the documented usefulness and accuracy relative to histopathology. This study aimed to correlate cytopathological and histopathological examination (HPE) of head and neck lesions, and assess the usefulness and accuracy of FNAC in our center.